high street retail christmas
Booze and knickers back on top in Brits' web shopping
News Capgemini head of consulting for retail Mike Petevinos said in a statement: "These results show that the strong post-Christmas sales push and a toughening retail market have indeed led... [17 Mar 2009]
Credit crunch no match for January sales
News According to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index for January, post-Christmas online sales lifted this year, with a rise of 19 per cent year-on-year. However, not all retail lines... [17 Feb 2009]
Web sales no match for worst December in 14 years
News The BRC has said the increase shows people are getting more confident about shopping on the web at Christmas, with the introduction of later last-order dates helping to convince them. The UK's most popular online... [13 Jan 2009]
Bricks and clicks beat web-only retailers
News According to research by credit checking and information services company Experian, high street retailers with a web shopfront got 68 per cent more internet traffic than their online-only rivals during... [02 Jan 2009]
Pure-play e-tailers help consumers get happy online
News According to e-retail group IMRG, Christmas is a crucial time for online retailers, which should be making sales even on the bank holidays when their high street rivals... [22 Dec 2008]
Online buyers take Xmas shopping to the wire
News Activity on the price comparison site has increased month-on-month by 30 per cent, indicating consumers are looking for low prices as Christmas approaches. Fair predicted the retail sector will have a... [03 Dec 2008]
Web Xmas shopping heads for 10 per cent boost
News According to Deloitte lead retail consulting partner Ian Geddes, research based on the responses of 1,000 shoppers shows online consumers planning to spend an average of £773 this Christmas compared to... [01 Dec 2008]
Britain's £28m Xmas shopping lunchtime
News While high street shoppers are looking to trim back their Christmas shopping, retailers will at least get some cheer from a moderate rise in web spending as Britons flock online to spend... [12 Nov 2008]
Majestic Wine Warehouse toasts web shopping
News Majestic Wine chairman Simon Burke said of the results: "The business is very well prepared for the key Christmas trading period, which we expect to be challenging. Wine retailer Majestic Wine Warehouse has revealed its... [11 Nov 2008]
No pink slips in Bangalore - yet
Comment In the midst of India's biggest celebratory and splurging season, Diwali, the festival of lights and the equivalent to Christmas in the West, the mood is not exactly cheery in the tech industry. Most of their customers... [28 Oct 2008]
Online shopping up by 75 per cent
News On Christmas day, more people were online than went to church. Anthoula Madden, head of Capgemini's UK consumer products and retail team, said online growth is happening despite sluggish sales on the... [22 Feb 2008]
Retail in a rut: IT to the rescue?
Comment As the Christmas sales figures proved, retailers looking for any significant growth this year will have to look online. With high street sales struggling to keep pace with inflation and... [25 Jan 2008]
Online sales help N Brown buck retail decline
News The retailer's overall sales increased by 14.4 per cent on a like-for-like basis, bucking the trend suffered by high street retailers of a poor run up to Christmas and an unsteady... [14 Jan 2008]
Online retailers rated on customer satisfaction
News Pure-play online retailers scored more highly on customer satisfaction than the web counterparts of traditional high-street brands over the Christmas shopping period. The results suggest... [02 Jan 2008]
iPhone in the UK: Hands up who wants one?
News There are 50 days left until Christmas - but only four until this year's hottest stocking filler hits the shops. It expects this to grow to around 40 per cent by Christmas. For the moment, the company is... [05 Nov 2007]
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